IBICA

Executive Committee Report & Strategic Plan

Jason Young, President
Matt Buckley, Treasurer
Leigh Wion, Secretary

1. Incorporate Education & Training goals – compliance of member clubhouse with IBICA standards. Long term CARF/IBICA certification standards
2. Incorporate Membership Committee goals
3. Outcomes
   1. Potential partnerships with UMass or Shepherd Hospital with participating IBICA clubhouses on brain injury clubhouse outcomes research
4. Financial oversight – Fiscal Year is calendar year
5. Hiring of an Executive Director
   1. Year 1 – developing a budget, job description
   2. Year 2 – .5 ED, investigating grant writer working on commission/expenses
   3. Year 3 – on board. Begin national advocacy
6. Bylaws – minor adjustments

Three Year Plan
Year 1

1. Refinement of Financial Practices - Responsibility: Matt Buckley
   1. Clarify status of filing Form 990
   2. Contracting with Cottage Bookkeeping, LLC for completing the following:
      1. IBICA Membership dues billing/receiving
      2. Routine banking
      3. Preparation of treasurer’s report
2. Revision of By-Laws - Responsibility: Leigh Wion to send by e-mail to member clubhouses by December 31, 2010 for vote by member clubhouses.
   1. Add Education & Training and Membership Committees
   2. Add additional statement permitting the formation of ad hoc committees as needed
   3. Clarify the date of the Annual Meeting
3. Executive Director - Responsibility: Executive Committee
   1. Develop a budget and job description for the position
   2. Investigate use of grant writer to fund position
4. Outcome Research - Responsibility: Cindi Johnson, Executive Committee
   1. Continue dialogue with Colleen McKay at UMass and Shepherd Hospital for opportunities for participation in brain injury clubhouse outcomes research

Year 2

1. Executive Director - Responsibility: Executive Committee
   1. Hire grant writer willing to work on commission/expenses to fund .5 Executive Director
2. Standards Review - Responsibility: Executive Committee
   1. Develop the systematic process to review IBICA Clubhouse Standards
   2. Determine if Standards Review Committee needs to be formulated. If formulated, modify by-laws accordingly.

Year 3

1. Executive Director - Responsibility: Executive Committee
   1. .5 ED hired
   2. Begin national advocacy